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hashing

[ hash-ing ]

/ ˈhæʃ ɪŋ /

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noun

Radio. interference of signals between two stations on the same or adjacent frequencies.

Computers. a technique for locating data in a file by applying a transformation, usually arithmetic, to a key.

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What does “Indigenous” mean?

characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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Origin of hashing

hash¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby hashing

hasher, hashhead, hash house, Hashimite, Hashimoto's disease, hashing, hashish, hash mark, hash over, hash-slinger, hashtag

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Example sentences from the Web for hashing

Hashing all this out is hours of fun for the entire pundit family.
Should the President Mint a $1,000,000,000,000 Platinum Coin?|Megan McArdle|January 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But you can see how my telling her would—oh well there isn't much percentage in hashing it over.
Young People's Pride|Stephen Vincent Benet
Lobster sauce is made in the same way, only the meat should be cut smaller than for hashing.
The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory;|Charlotte Campbell Bury
It's very easy for you to say hash it; but I know what a joint loses in hashing: it's a day's dinner the less, if it's a bit.
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures|Anonymous

Besides this, there was nothing new; merely a hashing up of the two great trials at Aix and Loudun.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet
Here there is a troop of cooks, their garments girded like soldiers for the battle, hashing and steaming.
The Makers of Modern Rome|Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

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